The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-29
WAS THERE NECROMANCY /?
SOME LIGHT THROWN ON THE MISS
ING ALDERMANICB ALLOT.

ING ALDERMANIC BALLOT.
What Became Of a Written Ballot Bear-
Ing the Name of Alderman Salinger
for President of the Board e-Efiiott
Refuses 10 Say Whether He Flopped.
So much speculation has been INDUCED
in among those interested in city affairs as
to the disputed ballot in the vote cast for
President of the Board of Aldermen last
Tuesday night, that the SUNDAY MORNING
News instructed two of its reporters yes
terday to learn all the facts that could be
got throwing light upon the matter.
An eye witness makes the statement that
on the 166th ballot Alderman Davis acted
as teller for the Democrats and Alderman
Schultz for the Republicans. The ballots
were collected, and according to the usual
custom were placed in ballot box. When
the ballots were dumped upon the table,
Alderman Schultz announced that there
were twelve votes cast. He began to
read them off, passing each ballot
to Davis when he had announced it.
When the reading had been finished,
Clerk Scott had tally on his book of
only eleven votes, six for Salinger and
five for O'Rourke, and Davis picked up
the Clerks book and announced the vote
as it appeared thers. Phe Republican
members instantly arose demanding re-
count of the votes and asking for tally
of the twelfth vote. Davis held the
ballots in his hand, and when
asked to have them recounted,
replied that they had been destroyed,
though he retained them in his hand
whole When this fact was called
to his attention, his tore up the bal
lots and remarked,
'sWell, they are destroyed now"
The Republicans began to charge feul
play, and declared that Saliager had been
elected.
The rumor became current that
Alderman Elliott, who had previ-
ously voted with the Democrats
for 0 'Rourke, had changed on the 16 bal
lot to SalInger, thus electing him, and the
Republicans charged that one Salinger ball
lot had been struggled away with the par
pose of preventing an election The next
ballot was awaited with anxiety by the
Republicans, but the tally showed six
votes for Sallnger and the same number
for O'Rourke, showing that if Democrat
had ''hopped" to Sainger, he had changed
again to O'Rourke.
Alderman Elliott was seen bya News re-
porter yesterday, and asked to throw
some light on the matter, but he would
neither admit nor deny that he had voted
for Salinger on the 166th ballot. He said
he was anxious to see the men who ac-
cused him of doing SO, and until he
meets them he will not make any state
ment It is known, however, that
he is a warm admirer of Salinger, and ex-
pressed The opinion that Salinger is as good
a Democrat as can be found in Hudson
county, and made the admission yesterday
k1,a& Ixoe1 1..1A
eiectio against Gator.
Alderman Schultz, who represented the
Republicans in the count of the ballots,
was next interviewed at his residence on
Dan forth avenue.
tCan you throw any light on the vote
cast for President of the Board at the last
meeting ?" he was asked.
"Yee," he rerlied, 81 can tell what
TRANSFERRED on counting the ballots. When
they were thrown out of the box upon the
table, counted them and fouod twelve
ballots. We had been using printed Sal
niger ballots, but found among the bal
lots one with the name of Salinger written
mink or pencil. began to read them off
passing them over to Davis when had fin-
ishsd each ballot, hut failed to count
them. | noticed that the written Salinger
ballot did not appear, and could not uE-
derstand the reason until | heard the an
nouncement from Davis that the Clerks
book showed tally of only eleven votes
instead of twelve. I cannot say how the
ballot disappeared, but will be willing to
make an affidavit that / counted twelve
ballots, and among them was one with Sal
myers name written on it.
s'Do you remember having read off six
printed Salinger ballots?
81 do, distinctly, and I know that the
written ballot made seven for Salinger,
and that he had been duly elected. ex-
pected Oh the succeeding ballot that Elliott
would again vote for Salinger and elect
him, but the vote resulted in tie. There,
by George, he exclaimed as if recalling
himself, Il let the name out, didn't I?
Well, didn't mean to. You needn't say
that / mentioned his nsme-just say you
heard it on reliable authority thar he is the
Democrat who made the seventh vote for
Sahnger.'
1t is understood that attempts are being
made to make an agreement on some one
else than O'Rourke, and that an organiza-
ton will be effected next Tuesday night
TAe Shooting Was Accidental.